I have HAD IT with Braxton Hicks!

I have been steadily contracting since 9:00 last night. All night long. Every 4-7 minutes. Pain scale of 1-10 they rank about a 4.5. Started getting harder an started lasting longer at about 4:30am. I decided about half an hour ago to get up and walk and do a little stretching to relieve some pressure. It worked. Contractions stopped. But as soon as I sat back down they started coming back. 11 hours of contractions! Do I call the doctor or just chill? I'm seriously over this game. Either stop or get the show on the road!

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If you are having ANY pain with them and they are consistent like you said, they are probably not BH but real labor. You should definitely call your dr because it sounds like you are in labor! Even if you're not, it's better to get checked to make sure. Good luck and keep us posted!

Yeah. Mine are constant! But, at this point my OB said that she won't be stopping labor, so I should only come in if in true labor. She told me that from 35 weeks onward, so I guess it depends on your OB and if they would want to stop your labor or not.

It depends on your dr. Mine said at this point unless they get worse ad closer together I'm fine. I'd call if they haven't told you something along those lines though. Just to at least make them aware it's happening.

I called. They sent me to L&D. L&D told me my cervix is CLOSED after my doctor said I was 1cm last week. I didn't know it could close back up. But anyway, they sent me home and told me to rest and increase my fluid. Sorry lady, but I'm already up to 250oz a day. I'm not increasing my fluid.

Here, here. I have an irritable uterus. So I have labor like contractions(painful, every 2-4 min, don't stop with position change, can't talk through them, last 1 min etc) that do nothing to dilate my cervix! I have no idea how I'll know when I'm actually in labor!